PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Lotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lotus comes into the arena with Eye of the tiger blaring out of the sound system. Stout has chosen Disturbed - Criminal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lotus
vs
Stout

186 cm
35
183 lbs
26 - 33 - 2

175 cm
34
168 lbs
27 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 33 - 2, fighting out of London, Tommy Lotus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Stout!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stout looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lotus slips under a jab from Stout.
Lotus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stout at a distance.
Lotus moves out of range as Stout throws a body kick.
We've been hearing reports that Lotus has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lotus wants to clinch.

Lotus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stout's half guard.
Lotus stalling away here and it's allowed Stout to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lotus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stout is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lotus gets to his feet. Stout looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice straight punches there by Lotus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lotus.
Lotus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stout as he jumps to the side.
Stout buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lotus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stout as he avoids it easily.
Lotus darts in looking for a takedown but Stout gets double underhooks and turns Lotus into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Lotus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stout lands a left hand.
Stout lands with a right to the head.
Lotus prevents a body shot from Stout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout has Lotus pushed against the cage.
Stout lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lotus backwards.
A short right from Stout.
Stout scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lotus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Stout breaks the clinch.
Stout will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lotus misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Lotus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stout throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Tommy Lotus has been cut.
Lotus tries to clinch but Stout is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout slips a jab and a cross from Lotus.
Lotus avoids the head kick by Stout.
Stout connects with a leg kick. Lotus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lotus shoots in for a double leg but Stout sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stout looks for the body kick but Lotus saw that one coming.
Stout throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stout. That's going to slow Lotus down.
Stout closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sam Stout is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lotus misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lotus manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stout on his heels. He'll look to pass Stout's guard now, I'm sure.
Stout is pulling down on Lotus's head to control his posture.
Lotus wants to stand but Stout is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lotus wants to pass the guard but Stout is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lotus is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Stout dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lotus's cut.
That's time! Lotus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lotus shoots in but no luck this time.
Stout throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lotus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stout cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stout throws a front kick aimed at Lotus's knee but Lotus avoids it well.
Lotus looks to land a combination but Stout avoids it well.
Stout lands a leg kick that knocks Lotus off balance momentarily.
Stout misses with a hook. Lotus ducked under it nicely.
Lotus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout scores with a leg kick.
Lotus darts in looking for a takedown but Stout gets double underhooks and turns Lotus into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Lotus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lotus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lotus working hard to break the clinch.
Stout has Lotus pressed against the cage, preventing Lotus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lotus has had enough of the clinch but Stout keeps him there for the moment.
Stout lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stout taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Stout manages to break the clinch.
Stout throws a body punch but Lotus moves out of range.
Lotus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stout manages to avoid it.
Lotus shoots in for a takedown but Stout shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout is looking to slow Lotus down with leg kicks.
Lotus swinging wildly here.
Lotus tries to clinch
and Stout counters with an outside leg kick.
Lotus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stout stuffs the takedown attempt from Lotus. Lotus gets slowly back to his feet.
Tommy Lotus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lotus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stout displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lotus.
Stout keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lotus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stout works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stout tries a head kick but it misses.
Lotus avoids the body shot from Stout.
Stout leaves Lotus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lotus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stout can pounce on him.
Lotus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stout swings for the body but Lotus moves out of range.
Stout thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lotus.
A good leg kick by Stout.
A good leg kick by Stout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stout lands a right hook to the body.
Lotus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stout scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lotus takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Stout showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lotus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lotus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stout pinned against the cage. Stout gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stout throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stout throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Lotus is rocked!
Sam Stout seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stout defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lotus.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lotus checks a leg kick.
Lotus shoots in but Stout avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Lotus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lotus tries to clinch but Stout is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stout uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lotus.
Stout fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lotus.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stout steps in with a hook that catches Lotus right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Stout follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Lotus looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Stout!
A relieved looking Sam Stout thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.